Schools That Offer Accounting Certificates in California

University of California at Berkeley

• The University of California at Berkeley is a public institution approximately 15 miles from San Francisco. The school established its continuing and adult education unit, the University of California at Berkeley Extension, in 1981. Through the extension, the university offers a certificate program in accounting that requires students to take seven classes. Students can enroll in as many classes as they wish at one time, and all of the courses are available online. Among the topics covered in the program are cost accounting, business law and corporation taxation. As of April 2010, the cost of the tuition for the entire program was $5,425, excluding books.

  University of California at Berkeley Extension
  1995 University Ave.
  Suite 110
  Berkeley, CA 94704
  510-642-4111
  extension.berkeley.edu

University of California at San Diego

• The University of California at San Diego operates adult and continuing education programs through branch locations in La Jolla, Mission Valley and Sorrento Mesa. Through the extension, the university features a nine-course accounting certificate program. After completing required courses in federal individual income taxes, business taxation and cost accounting, students have the options to take additional courses in order to specialize in corporate accounting, public accounting or internal auditing. In addition, students can take stand-alone accounting courses in certified bookkeeping, forensic accounting and carbon-trading accounting. The cost of the program was $450 per course as of April 2010. A limited number of scholarships are available.

  University of California at San Diego Extension
  9600 North Torrey Pines Road
  La Jolla, CA 92037
  858-534-3400
  extension.ucsd.edu

University of California at Riverside Extension Center

• Located approximately 60 miles from Los Angeles, the University of California at Riverside operates its Extension Center at the university's campus west of downtown. The accounting certificate program requires students to take eight courses, including government and nonprofit accounting, auditing, financial reporting, managerial accounting and tax planning. Most students can complete the required classes in nine months to one year. Students have the option of completing elective classes in cash flow analysis, forensic accounting, QuickBooks and partnership business taxation. For the basic eight courses, the cost of the program was $5,500 to $5,900 as of April 2010, not including the cost of books and materials.

  University of California at Riverside Extension Center
  1200 University Ave.
  Riverside, CA 92507
  951-827-4105
  extension.ucr.edu